Israel: Palestinians

(asked on 19th June 2018) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the UN Children's Fund report entitled Children in Israeli Military Detention: Observations and Recommendations, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart following the publication of (a) that report and (b) update bulletins which have followed that report's publication.


Answered by
Alistair Burt Portrait
Alistair Burt
This question was answered on 25th June 2018

Children in Israeli military detention remains a human rights priority for the UK. Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv raised the issue with the Israeli authorities on 7 February, and a senior official from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office raised this issue with the Israeli Ambassador to the UK on 11 May. We also raised the issue as part of the UK's national statement during Israel's Universal Periodic Review in the UN Human Rights Council. We welcome progress made in recent Israeli policy amendments, and remain committed to working with Israel to secure improvements to its practices surrounding children in detention.

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